Caelum
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Caelum SEE-ləm is a faint constellation in the southern sky, introduced in the 1750s by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille and counted among the 88 modern constellations. Its name means "chisel" in Latin, and
Seen as “Cela Sculptoris” in the lower right of this 1825 star chart from Urania's Mirror
The constellation Caelum as it can be seen by the naked eye.
The Seyfert galaxy HE0450-2958, an unusual active galaxy in Caelum
The constellation Caelum showing the IAU boundaries, the constellation stick figure, and labels for its brightest stars. Astrophotograph by Eckhard Slawik, from NOIRLab's 88 Constellations project.
Chisel
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A chisel is a hand tool with a characteristic wedge-shaped cutting edge on the end of its blade. A chisel is useful for carving or cutting a hard material such as wood, stone, or metal.
Caelum
…constellation in the southern sky, introduced in the 1750s by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille and counted among the 88 modern constellations. Its name means "chisel" in Latin, and it was formerly known as Caelum Sculptorium ("Engraver's Chisel"); it is a rare word, unrelated to the far more common Latin caelum…
Neolithic stone chisels from Schleswig-Holstein, Germany around 4100 to 2700 BCE
A selection of modern wood chisels
A sharp wood chisel in combination with a forstner wood drill bit is used to form this mortise for a half-lap joint in a timber frame.
Woodturning with a long handled chisel